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Women's Water Polo Introduces Class of 2029
July 31, 2025 | Women's Water Polo
PRINCETON – The Princeton Women's Water Polo Team has announced its incoming Class of 2029.
Abby Folk
Ashburn, Ontario, Canada
Port Perry
High School: Ran track and cross country … Helped the cross-country team to the 4OSSA gold and OFFSA bronze medals in 2025 … Earned the team MVP award … Honor Roll … Francis Newton Scholarship.
Mavericks Water Polo Club: Earned the top club award for 2024-25 … Helped the 17U squad to first in Eastern Conference and fourth nationally in 2022-23 while earning All-Star honors … Won 15U Eastern title and was the team Most Valuable Defensive Player in 2021-22 … Led 14U to third at Easterns and 12U to the provincial title.
Fraser Valley: Helped unit to NCL National Championship after collecting MVP honors in 2025 … Was the Western Conference's top goal scorer and was an All-Star in 2025 … Nabbed All-Star honors in 2024.
Team Ontario: Provincial Championship All-Star in 2024.
Capital Wave: Paced 14U to second at provincials and third at Easterns.
Personal: Daughter of Jennifer and Trevor Folk … Has a brother, Noah.
Katie McCullough
Wynnewood, Pa.
The Baldwin School
The Baldwin School: Senior captain of the swim team, earning All-Main Line Honorable Mention … Member of the Student Newspaper … Photography Head … Peer Tutor … DECA Jr. Sr. Head … Environmental Club Sr. Head … Nick Johnson Inspiration Award … National Merit Finalist … Elizabeth Cobb Prize in chemistry … Rosamond Cross Prize in science … Phi Betta Kappa Award … Rensselaer medal … Four-time USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-America.
Club/USA Water Polo: Selected to five Olympic Development Zone Teams … Named to the USA Water Polo Futures Regional All-Star Team … Top 20 finisher at the 2023 16U Junior Olympics … Earned selection to 2021 Development National Team.
Personal: Daughter of Mary and John McCullough … Has two brothers, Jack and Tommy … Father, John, played water polo at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Didi Evans
Corona del Mar, Calif.
Corona del Mar
Corona del Mar: Started every game of her high school career … Was named captain junior and senior year … First-Team All-CIF Division I and First Team L.A. Times/Daily Pilot Dream Team … Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Award … Team won the CIF Division I title in 2022 and 2024 … Named to the U.S. Youth National Team … Earned Team's Sea Queen of the Year … Member of the surf and swim teams … Academy of Global Studies … Board of Education Seal of Excellence … Seal of Biliteracy … State Seal of Civic Engagement … Academic Highest Honor … AP Scholar of Distinction … AP Capstone.
Personal: Daughter of Pamela and Morgan Evans … Has a brother, Nate … Cousin, Nick, played baseball at Indiana.
Vivian Goulb
Woodside, Calif.
Sacred Heart Prep
Sacred Heart Prep: Senior captain that earned San Mateo Journal Player of the Year … Collected two Central Coast Section MVP honors … Picked up three First-Team All-Section and First-Team All-League selections … Team won three league titles, two sectional crowns and was the NorCal Champions in 2024 … Corralled four Outstanding USA Water Polo Academic All-American laurels … Lettered in swimming … Member of the school newspaper, Heartbeat.
Club/National: Member of the U.S. Water Polo National Team …. Junior Olympics All-American in 2024 … Two-time NISCA Water Polo All-American … Helped the team to first place at the 2024 Australian Youth National Championship.
Personal: Daughter of Kelly and Gregory Golub ... Has two sisters, Sophie and C.C. ... Sister, Sophie, played water polo at Brown.
Sophie Bollyky Purcell
New York, N.Y.
The Chapin School
The Chapin School: FRC Robotics Team … School Chorus … "La Familia", Hispanic Affinity Group … Earned a black belt in karate … National Merit Scholar Finalist … Four-time USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American
Water Polo: Captain of the Asphalt Green Water Polo Team twice … Member of the U.S. Water Polo Development (2021), Cadet (2023) and Youth (2024) teams … U.S. Water Polo Junior Olympics Session II Honorable Mention All-America … Helped the team to a top-10 finish at the U.S. Water Polo Junior Olympic Session II Platinum Division II in 2025 and top 20 in 2024 … 2025 Junior Olympic Session III Team MVP.
Personal: Daughter of Andrea Bollyky and John Purcell … Has a sister, Margaux and two brothers, Mattias and Luc … Uncle, Tom Bollyky rowed for the Columbia heavyweight rowing team … Uncle, Paul Bollyky, rowed for the Columbia lightweight rowing team … Grandfather, Lazlo Bollyky, played water polo for the Hungarian National Team.
Abby Folk
Ashburn, Ontario, Canada
Port Perry
High School: Ran track and cross country … Helped the cross-country team to the 4OSSA gold and OFFSA bronze medals in 2025 … Earned the team MVP award … Honor Roll … Francis Newton Scholarship.
Mavericks Water Polo Club: Earned the top club award for 2024-25 … Helped the 17U squad to first in Eastern Conference and fourth nationally in 2022-23 while earning All-Star honors … Won 15U Eastern title and was the team Most Valuable Defensive Player in 2021-22 … Led 14U to third at Easterns and 12U to the provincial title.
Fraser Valley: Helped unit to NCL National Championship after collecting MVP honors in 2025 … Was the Western Conference's top goal scorer and was an All-Star in 2025 … Nabbed All-Star honors in 2024.
Team Ontario: Provincial Championship All-Star in 2024.
Capital Wave: Paced 14U to second at provincials and third at Easterns.
Personal: Daughter of Jennifer and Trevor Folk … Has a brother, Noah.
Katie McCullough
Wynnewood, Pa.
The Baldwin School
The Baldwin School: Senior captain of the swim team, earning All-Main Line Honorable Mention … Member of the Student Newspaper … Photography Head … Peer Tutor … DECA Jr. Sr. Head … Environmental Club Sr. Head … Nick Johnson Inspiration Award … National Merit Finalist … Elizabeth Cobb Prize in chemistry … Rosamond Cross Prize in science … Phi Betta Kappa Award … Rensselaer medal … Four-time USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-America.
Club/USA Water Polo: Selected to five Olympic Development Zone Teams … Named to the USA Water Polo Futures Regional All-Star Team … Top 20 finisher at the 2023 16U Junior Olympics … Earned selection to 2021 Development National Team.
Personal: Daughter of Mary and John McCullough … Has two brothers, Jack and Tommy … Father, John, played water polo at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Didi Evans
Corona del Mar, Calif.
Corona del Mar
Corona del Mar: Started every game of her high school career … Was named captain junior and senior year … First-Team All-CIF Division I and First Team L.A. Times/Daily Pilot Dream Team … Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce Award … Team won the CIF Division I title in 2022 and 2024 … Named to the U.S. Youth National Team … Earned Team's Sea Queen of the Year … Member of the surf and swim teams … Academy of Global Studies … Board of Education Seal of Excellence … Seal of Biliteracy … State Seal of Civic Engagement … Academic Highest Honor … AP Scholar of Distinction … AP Capstone.
Personal: Daughter of Pamela and Morgan Evans … Has a brother, Nate … Cousin, Nick, played baseball at Indiana.
Vivian Goulb
Woodside, Calif.
Sacred Heart Prep
Sacred Heart Prep: Senior captain that earned San Mateo Journal Player of the Year … Collected two Central Coast Section MVP honors … Picked up three First-Team All-Section and First-Team All-League selections … Team won three league titles, two sectional crowns and was the NorCal Champions in 2024 … Corralled four Outstanding USA Water Polo Academic All-American laurels … Lettered in swimming … Member of the school newspaper, Heartbeat.
Club/National: Member of the U.S. Water Polo National Team …. Junior Olympics All-American in 2024 … Two-time NISCA Water Polo All-American … Helped the team to first place at the 2024 Australian Youth National Championship.
Personal: Daughter of Kelly and Gregory Golub ... Has two sisters, Sophie and C.C. ... Sister, Sophie, played water polo at Brown.
Sophie Bollyky Purcell
New York, N.Y.
The Chapin School
The Chapin School: FRC Robotics Team … School Chorus … "La Familia", Hispanic Affinity Group … Earned a black belt in karate … National Merit Scholar Finalist … Four-time USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American
Water Polo: Captain of the Asphalt Green Water Polo Team twice … Member of the U.S. Water Polo Development (2021), Cadet (2023) and Youth (2024) teams … U.S. Water Polo Junior Olympics Session II Honorable Mention All-America … Helped the team to a top-10 finish at the U.S. Water Polo Junior Olympic Session II Platinum Division II in 2025 and top 20 in 2024 … 2025 Junior Olympic Session III Team MVP.
Personal: Daughter of Andrea Bollyky and John Purcell … Has a sister, Margaux and two brothers, Mattias and Luc … Uncle, Tom Bollyky rowed for the Columbia heavyweight rowing team … Uncle, Paul Bollyky, rowed for the Columbia lightweight rowing team … Grandfather, Lazlo Bollyky, played water polo for the Hungarian National Team.
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